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Original Essays | October 17, 2009

God's Tea Party

14 comments By Jessica Maxwell

My Catholic friend tilted her teacup like a fortune-teller. "You know," she said, "I think people who don't have God in their lives are like people... Continue »

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The Book Resort, June 30, 2009

Hmmm... someone wanted to meet their contract obligations.

I so wanted to like " Death Angel ". Really.



I wanted to sink into the latest offering from Linda Howard & lose myself, but the only thing I lost was my mind... for telling myself the book will get better.



I don't know what I was thinking finishing it when all I heard in my head was buzzing. I believe a mosquito was trapped there begging to get out.

It was horrible. Shoddy. The storyline made no sense.

Did it take awhile for me to get into it? Yup. It took 342 pages... it ended @ 341.



The characters weren't your usual hero/heroine, but that wasn't the problem.



The problem ~for me ~ was the crappy writing.



I don't care if you had bestsellers in the past, Ms. Howard, inferior writing is still inferior writing.


The anti-hero premise didn't make my lips pucker. I was looking forward to the anti-hero twist.

There was very little info about the anti-hero aka the Assassian. He remained mysterious & brooding throughout the book. I wanted more...

I even envisioned him in my mind : p

Linda Howard missed the boat by not sprinkling some insights into this bereft character.


She could of tossed some crumbs or offered a tiny glimpse to explain why he was the way he was.


Instead the Assassian was deprived of having his story told.

The unconventional female lead didn't make me feel much ~ if anything ~ for her.


Drea had to be much more than a smart, greedy, glistening trophy.


I did not envision her in my mind.


It was a book teemed w/ dark characters, but the characters weren't given time to develop.

Bottom line... it was lacking substance.



Linda Howard added a paranormal element. Cool, huh? It can be if used to add something not to take the e~z way out.



So, are you wondering which road was taken? Ms. Howard tossed the paranormal aspect in to climb out of the hole she dug for herself & her unfleshed characters.



There were times I forced myself to read it (it was given to me for my birthday last Summer) so I muddled on.


I couldn't wait to finish it, but struggled to do so.

There were times, it felt like I was reading two different books. Choppy!


I still wonder if Ms. Howard had a good idea, but just didn't know how to deliver it.



If you are looking for a fast-paced read ~ good luck! You'd have better luck reading a ceral box.


I believe in supporting authors, but this was definitely not worth the $$$.

My advice, I think you should buy what you really want & check "Death Angel" out from the library or ask a friend to lend you their copy... unless they used it to keep the house warm this past Winter.

Bottom line... you will either love-it-or-hate-it.

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